The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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There is a cup of coffee in every scene of the movie Fight Club.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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